giovedì 19 febbraio 2015

What is going on?

Have a look at this photo by Tommy Ingberg (www.ingberg.com).

What does it make you think of?

How would you describe it?

What do you think is happening?

Write your ideas in the comments below.


A very quick writing exercise.

This very quick and easy writing exercise helps us recycle what we know about the past simple, about how to formulate correct sentences and how to write a brief email.
(There you go - three activities for the price of one! A bargain!)

Write your messages to Gianni and Emilio (I think they are both from Norway) in the comments below.






domenica 15 febbraio 2015

Talking about POSSIBILITY

Do you want to talk about possible situations in the future?

Here are some useful expressions from our friends at IH Bristol.


See you in class!

venerdì 13 febbraio 2015

Take the 8-minute challenge! Listening - relatively easy.

          <<<Listen to me!>>
          <<<Listen to me!>>>



     After you listen and answer the questions, think about what advice Professor Parker might give Simon.  Write your ideas in the COMMENTS below.

venerdì 23 gennaio 2015

More about the weather.

Have a look at this video from Cambridge English.



You can find it on the usual video sharing site here.

What other expressions do you know that are connected with the weather?

giovedì 22 gennaio 2015

What terrible weather!

As you can imagine, there is a lot to say about the weather.

What's your weather vocabulary like?

Why not have a look at these great activities from the BBC's Learn English web site?
They are all about vocabulary, expressions and verbs we often use when we need to talk about the weather.


Here is the link to the first activity:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-16/session-1

We can talk about the terrible weather next time in class!